Job Description

Job Skills / Requirements

Harrison Memorial Hospital is offering a externship program. It is designed as a mentorship where we give externs the opportunity to provide hands-on patient care in a medical setting with actual patients and utilize their skills while earning their degree. Our goal is to inspire and assist the interns to reach their full potential from the start of their nursing career.

The Student Nurse Extern will build skills in communication, critical thinking, time-management, and gain confidence in the clinical setting.

You will work side-by-side with a registered nurse mentor providing hands-on quality patient care!

Program Objectives:

• Foster accelerated learning in the field of nursing in a variety of clinical settings. 
• Provide students in nursing with an opportunity to enhance previously learned skills under the supervision of experienced registered nurses in the healthcare setting. 
• Assist students of nursing with experience in a work situation appropriate to their potential as a future registered nurse. 
• Prepare students of nursing to assume responsibilities of full-time employees with respect to performance, requirements, policies, and procedures. 
• Encourage retention of nursing graduates through provision of supplemental practice experience with the workplace.

Program Includes: 

• Ability to remain in the program throughout your nursing education as long as qualifications are continuously met. 
• (4) 12 hour paid shifts within a 6-week scheduling period. (minimum requirement) 
• Monthly meetings conducted by the Clinical Nurse Educator and/or Director of Nursing to facilitate personal growth and exchange feedback 
• Priority position fulfillment post-graduation

Applicants Must:

• Be actively enrolled in a accredited nursing program (ADN or BSN) 
• Completion of Nursing Fundamentals and at least one Medical-Surgical clinical rotation. 
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification upon hire. 
• Active SRNA license. 
• Successful completion and demonstration of clinical competence.

Successful applicants will submit:

• Resume 
• Cover Letter Official 
• Transcript 
• Two (2) letters of recommendation from clinical/faculty member 
• Applicants must download and have instructors complete and sign off on the Extern Skill List

Education Requirements (All)

High School Graduate or equivalent preferred
Nurse Aide Training Program & Competency Evaluation